Observational comedy is a brand of humor based on making remarks about various facets of daily life. The style was popularized by Jerry Seinfeld in 1990s and is currently practiced by comedians such as Dane Cook. This article discusses humour in terms of comedy and laughter. ... Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Jerry Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Jewish American actor, writer and comedian from Massapequa, New York, a Long Island, New York town. ... Dane Cook holds a card depicting the Su-Fi in 2004. ...

The humor, based on the premise of "It's funny because it's true", consists of observations made about sometimes very minor and superficial aspects of Western culture: from airline peanuts to the Jared Diet, to the powers of Aquaman, to the lines at Walgreen's. Jared S. Fogle (b. ... Aquaman is a DC Comics superhero. ... Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) is a convenience store and pharmacy chain in the United States that operates approximately 5,000 stores throughout the US and Puerto Rico. ...

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• Endlessly entertaining observational humor, by Rick Stoner